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Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art Highlights

This page provides details on a selection of works of art sold in our Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art which concluded on May 30, 2023. Select an item for more details. All posted prices include Buyer's Premium.

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Artwork by Barbara Astman, Daily Collage # 48

BARBARA ASTMAN
Daily Collage # 48

collage and digital print
signed, titled, dated 2011 and numbered 1/1 on a gallery label on the backing on the reverse
32 x 42 ins ( 81.3 x 106.7 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $4,440.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by James Lahey, Stream Through a Field (Smith Township)

JAMES LAHEY
Stream Through a Field (Smith Township)

oil on canvas
signed, titled and inscribed “000807” on the reverse
59 x 39 ins ( 149.9 x 99.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $7,000.00$5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,320.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by James Williamson Galloway Macdonald, Automatic Composition

JAMES WILLIAMSON GALLOWAY MACDONALD
Automatic Composition

watercolour
signed and dated 1950 lower right
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,200.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Janet Werner, Audrey

JANET WERNER
Audrey

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2004 on the reverse; unframed
63 x 50 ins ( 160 x 127 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Arthur Shilling, Self Portrait

ARTHUR SHILLING
Self Portrait

oil on board
signed on the reverse; titled and dated circa “1978-1979” on a label on the reverse
18 x 15 ins ( 45.7 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,500.00$2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Leonard Cohen, One Little Guy

LEONARD COHEN
One Little Guy

serigraph
signed, titled, dated 2007, numbered 7/100 and stamped "Order of the Unified Heart" in the lower margin
15 x 12 ins ( 38.1 x 30.5 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $3,120.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by William Ronald, Untitled Abstract

WILLIAM RONALD
Untitled Abstract

oil on canvas
signed, dated 1992 and inscribed “For Syd” on the reverse; unframed; William Ronald Authentic Inventory No. WRAI.1992.0280
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $3,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Toller Cranston, World Pairs

TOLLER CRANSTON
World Pairs

mixed media on paper
signed, dated 1991 and inscribed “To Donna - Ah yes - we remember it well” lower right
20 x 25.5 ins ( 50.8 x 64.8 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $3,000.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Charles Pachter, Moosamour

CHARLES PACHTER
Moosamour

painted aluminum
signed and numbered 8/20 on the underside
13 x 4 x 3.5 ins ( 33 x 10.2 x 8.9 cms ) ( overall )

Auction Estimate: $800.00$600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by William Ronald, Sundark, 1956

WILLIAM RONALD
Sundark, 1956

watercolour on paper
signed and dated 1956 lower right
19.5 x 26 ins ( 49.5 x 66 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Alan Caswell Collier, Resurrection Bay, Alaska (South of Seward)

ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Resurrection Bay, Alaska (South of Seward)

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Jean Paul Riopelle, Quien-toi bien (Série Dommage)

JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE
Quien-toi bien (Série Dommage)

colour etching
signed and numbered “19/75” in the lower margin; catalogue raisonne #1989.11GR.EST
22 x 29.75 ins ( 55.9 x 75.6 cms ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Attila Richard Lukacs, Arbor

ATTILA RICHARD LUKACS
Arbor

etching
signed and numbered 38/40 in the lower margin; unframed
35.5 x 23.75 ins ( 90.2 x 60.3 cms ) ( plate size )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Vale Variations #79

HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Vale Variations #79

pastel
signed and dated “July-August 1973” lower left; titled to two gallery labels on the reverse
18.75 x 24 ins ( 47.6 x 61 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $2,040.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

Artwork by Paul-Vanier Beaulieu, Sans titre

PAUL-VANIER BEAULIEU
Sans titre

oil on canvas
signed on the reverse
5.5 x 7 ins ( 14 x 17.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: May 30th 2023

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Previous Auctions

Select from a list of previous auctions to view specific sale highlights.

Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
The Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
The Grand Tour (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 23, 2024
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
First Nations & Inuit Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
Works from the Estate of William Ronald (Part II) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
The Artwork of Sir Frederick Banting (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 25, 2024
Spring Live Auction (Session 1 & 2): Sale Closed: May 30, 2024
Modern & Contemporary International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
The Group of Seven (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
Works from the Estate of Dennis Reid (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
The Artwork of David Blackwood (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 21, 2024
Capture (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
Modern Forms (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
The Academy (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 23, 2024
International Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
La belle province (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Auction of Donated Artwork for Fundraising) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 26, 2024
Coast to Coast (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
En plein air (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
Watercolours & Drawings (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
Canadian Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 27, 2024
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
20th Century Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
The Academy (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 23, 2024
The Collection of Joe & Anita Robertson (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
Bidding in a Winter Wonderland (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 12, 2023
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2): Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: December 6, 2023
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Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
British & Continental Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Toronto: Represented and Abstracted (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Auction to Benefit NSCAD (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Artwork from a Private Collection (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 7, 2023
Select Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
Little Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 10, 2023
Prints & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
Art of Quebec (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 12, 2023
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 15, 2023
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 25, 2023
Modern & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
The Art of Europe (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: June 27, 2023
Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian & International Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2): Sale Closed: June 8, 2023
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Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
Art of Quebec (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
The Group of Seven & Their Associates (Online Auction): Sale Closed: May 30, 2023
April Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
Select Canadian Prints (Online Auctions): Sale Closed: April 18, 2023
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
Celebrating Women Artists (Online Auction): Sale Closed: March 21, 2023
Works on Paper & Prints (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Three Dimensions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Canada & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: February 28, 2023
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Canadian Winter (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Books & Reference (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
From the Estate of William Ronald (Online Auction): Sale Closed: January 31, 2023
Holiday Charm (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
Coast to Coast (Online Auction): Sale Closed: December 13, 2022
An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2): Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art (Session 1): Sale Closed: December 1, 2022
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Canadian Group of Painters (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
Fall Auction of International Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
Post-War & Contemporary Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: November 22, 2022
October Abstractions (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
Little Pictures (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
The Canadian Landscape (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
Art of Atlantic Canada (Online Auction): Sale Closed: October 25, 2022
La belle province (Art of Quebec) (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Prints, Photography & Multiples (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Inuit & First Nations Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: September 27, 2022
Canadians at Home & Abroad (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
Still Life & Figural Work (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
The Art of Barbara Mercer (Online Auction): Sale Closed: August 23, 2022
Post-War & Contemporary Art (Online Auction): Sale Closed: July 19, 2022

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